Armidale · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Armidale

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A surge in remote work defines transport in Armidale, where 20.8% of people now work from home. This is a huge jump from just 2.6% in 2011. While most people still rely on cars, the shift toward home-based work is the most striking change in how the community gets around.

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📍 Armidale, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 9.2% of households in Armidale have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 44.8% of homes.

9.2% ▼ 0.0%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Armidale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (9%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here, with 20.8% of the workforce doing so, which is much higher than most similar areas. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.3%.

20.8% ▲ +696.6%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.3% ▼ -40.4%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.3%

Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.

How people get to work

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In Armidale, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112001/armidale/topic/transport